The Plague“Its relevance lashes you across the face.” —Stephen Metcalf, The Los Angeles Times • “A redemptive book, one that wills the reader to believe, even in a time of despair.” —Roger Lowenstein, The Washington Post A haunting tale of human resilience and hope in the face of unrelieved horror, Albert Camus' iconic novel about an epidemic ravaging the people of a North African coastal town is a classic of twentieth-century literature. The townspeople of Oran are in the grip of a deadly plague, which condemns its victims to a swift and horrifying death. Fear, isolation and claustrophobia follow as they are forced into quarantine. Each person responds in their own way to the lethal disease: some resign themselves to fate, some seek blame, and a few, like Dr. Rieux, resist the terror. An immediate triumph when it was published in 1947, The Plague is in part an allegory of France's suffering under the Nazi occupation, and a timeless story of bravery and determination against the precariousness of human existence. |
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User Review - KirkusBy the Frenchman who, with Sartre, shares a leading position in European literature, this is a work of considerable significance and stature, distinguished by its clarity, its composure, and above all ... Read full review
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User Review - OstkUser1370381 - Overstock.comExcellent book for group discussions and for references on papers. The book is a bit dense to get through. The book highlights human behavior and isolationism. I highly advise readers to read this ... Read full review
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| Title | The Plague Vintage International |
| Author | Albert Camus |
| Translated by | Stuart Gilbert |
| Publisher | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0307827801, 9780307827807 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Fiction / Psychological |
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